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What can you do to avoid the message "Invalid file position" (1739:10) when saving your project with "Save as ..." and the option "Reorganization (slow)"?

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Description:When using Save as... with the option Reorganization (slow) or you copy/paste a SIMATIC station in the SIMATIC Manager, you might get the error message "Invalid file position".

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When should you expect this behavior?This behavior can occur in a project that you have created or processed with PCS 7 as from V7.0 SP1 and F Systems V6.0. It might happen that the "Invalid file position" is output with the following actions:

If the project is stored in the SIMATIC Manager using Save As with Reorganization (slow).

If the complete SIMATIC station is copied and pasted in the SIMATIC Manager.

How can you avoid this behavior?There are three ways of avoiding this behavior.

Implement F Systems V6.1.

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Run the actions concerned on an Engineering Station on which F Systems V6.0 is not installed (the F Configuration Pack must be installed).

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When implementing PCS 7 V7.0 SPx (and using F Systems V6.0), run the attached file "S7F-Wrp.EXE" once on the Engineering Station concerned. Now, the actions concerned can be completed successfully after restarting the SIMATIC Manager.

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